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What Comes of Attending the Commoners Ball

Elisabeth Aimee Brown

Start date: August 1, 2025

Finish date: August 31, 2025

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Jul 17, 2024 Beka added it

Shelves: romance, favourites, fantasy, fairytales, humourous, inventive-inchanting-indies

I had the honour of beta-reading this book and I absolutely love it. I'm excited to read the finalized version of this whimsical fantasy romance. If the concept of Howl's Moving Castle meets Cinderella charms you as much as it does me, this book is for you! ...more

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Sep 04, 2025 Mary Emma Sivils rated it it was amazing

Was this a cheesy book? Yes, of course. How could it not be when the main character is extremely fond of cheese?

(I may have consumed a bit of cheese myself while reading this.)

Simply put, this was a lot of fun! It made me giggle twice, which almost never happens. I loved Hester’s quirky voice, and for all the fluffiness and silliness of the story, it had some very clever twists!

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Aug 14, 2025 Elena Hebson rated it really liked it

You know a book is good when it keeps you up late reading instead of completing multiple final projects for the summer semester of school and preparing to start a new job.

As the author admits, this book is secretly just a cute, lighthearted piece of cheese propaganda. I liked the characters, and the fact that Hester wouldn't accept gifts from anyone made for some good character development both for her and for others. Near the end of the book, a few of her character traits got a little old beca You know a book is good when it keeps you up late reading instead of completing multiple final projects for the summer semester of school and preparing to start a new job.

As the author admits, this book is secretly just a cute, lighthearted piece of cheese propaganda. I liked the characters, and the fact that Hester wouldn't accept gifts from anyone made for some good character development both for her and for others. Near the end of the book, a few of her character traits got a little old because they were a bit harped upon, but overall I thought she was a good heroine. Lucas was a very good love interest. He wasn't particularly brilliant or interesting, but he was exactly what Hester needed to balance her out. Hugh was more interesting and I liked his mischievous bent at first, but I grew to dislike him. I think towards the end of the book some of his character got lost because his actions were used just to move the plot forward.

The plot was excellently constructed for the most part, but I felt part of the climax to be slightly deus-ex-machina. The way things were resolved was a bit anticlimactic because of this. I would have liked to see some sort of clever plot twist solve the main dilemma, rather than what did end up happening. However, the characters got their happily ever after, which I was very pleased with.

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The writing style for this book was adorable, and it was very easy to read (hence my finishing it in 2 days). I enjoyed reading it and will definitely be on the lookout for this author's future books. I would recommend this to those looking for a cute, clean fantasy romance with plenty of mentions of cheese :) ...more

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Jul 13, 2025 The Purple Bookworm rated it it was amazing

5 stars ❤️ for such a cozy comfort book.

I almost couldn’t stand some of the conflict plots in the latter half of the book, but it was quickly redeemed by that wonderful conclusion. Kudos to such a fun and light read that bubbles up my heart with pleasant mirth.

I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did. God bless everyone!

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